Anheuser's China Push
Shows Brewing Fight

Brand's Wider Reach
May Help U.S. Titan
Catch SABMiller

BEIJING -- U.S. brewer Anheuser-Busch Cos. plans to widen distribution of its local brand in China, in a bid to catch up with rival SABMiller PLC in the world's largest beer market by volume.

Anheuser will expand distribution of its beer brands, Harbin 1900 and Harbin Ice, to as many as 12 additional markets in China this year, Stephen Burrows, chief executive of Anheuser-Busch International, said yesterday.